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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
7
Nineteen reads list neighbors visiting from Wallingford Estherville and Wall beford along with many other locals. People arrival and departure notes include J J Barlow J J McNamara and J E Conway get welcomes and promotions. Several town happenings include church revivals new barber shop plans and a large farmers creamery board election local illness and travel notes.
Farmers Institute and Woman's Day on January 26 1904 offer a baking contest with prizes totaling 1500 dollars for best chocolate or coconut cakes by country children under fourteen. January 27 features a corn exhibition with prizes for top ears of corn and a sweepstake for best car. Corn judged by a post graduate agronomy from Iowa Agriculture College Ames Iowa. open to any attendee and corn must be 1903 crop.
A break in at the First National Bank in Salem occurred around eight o’clock Thursday morning. Robbers pried open the front, drilled the vault door, and blew it open but caused no further bank damage. They then raided Frank Degner’s blacksmith shop for tools, stole two fur coats, two goat robes, a sleigh, a team and harness from nearby properties, and looted Hazen’s hotel of fifteen dollars and a watch belonging to Lloyd Hazen.
Dr Glenn plans regular visits to Graetting during 1904 offering a new method for relief of human ills with free advice. The note presents a health practitioner promoting periodic visits and no charge for initial guidance.
Owe us on boot account settle now as we need money. T D Collins Co and John Gremmels auctioneers. Dalen's offers gloves and mittens and Christmas trees. Dr D McCarty visited Emmitsburg. Pure-bred Mamasapih Bronze Turkeys for sale Toms 3.50 hens 8.00. B J Bergeson. We did not print last week. this week a ten page issue. An exchange claims burnt corn cures hog cholera first discovered by a Peoria distillery and fed to hogs, disease disappeared.
Graettinger Public Library will display a full line of books and be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Conducted by Mrs. J. A. Flemming, reading invitations extended to residents at home. Parties interested may call on the mentioned days.
An advertisement offers Times and related editions including Iowa Homested and Poultry Farmer at 1.50 per year with office sample copies available. The notice also promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a 35 cent remedy for a sour mood and poor health.
Local notices offer hay for sale and photography deals from T D Collins and A B Peterson. A Vernon Township sale item, taken up, invites owners to recover property by proving ownership and paying expenses. The Times advertises printing services including sale bills, calling cards, and farm sale listings.
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